One Planet - Natural Resources of the One Planet - Circular Economy

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1 One Planet - Natural Resources of the One Planet - Circular Economy Arctic wood building and circular economy forum May 23-24, 2018 in Kemi, Finland Doctor of Science (Tech.), Lic.Sc. (Env.Law), Nani Pajunen, Leading Specialist, Circular Economy, The Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA Visiting Researcher, Aalto University

2 V I S I O N Finland will succeed as a pioneer of sustainable well-being.

3 One Planet Natural Resources of The One Planet

4 Natural Resources Climate change Water World population

5 Use The product should be used for as long as possible, it must be serviced and repaired and parts changed when necessary. Consumer Consumer demand creates a supply of sustainable products and commodities. From company to company Companies will procure and require their subcontractors to provide parts that can be easily repaired instead of single-use parts. Retail Retailers will sell services instead of goods and inform customers about maintenance and repair services, environmental impacts, materials and further use in the final phase of the life cycle. The life cycle continues in a new loop Distribution Transport co-ordinated between different sectors, renewable fuels and jointly owned transport equipment will be used in distribution. 1 Sustainable food system Industrial loops Primary sector (raw materials sector) The raw materials are capital for the primary sector. Sustainable solutions are based on the wise use of raw materials. Material processing Process planning will reduce the energy needed to refine huge amounts of raw materials. The use of side streams will be taken into consideration. Manufacturing industry Long-term products that can be repaired and maintained will be brought onto the market. Materials will be separated at the end of the product s life cycle. Transport and logistics Common action

6 Material flow By-products End of life Repair Redesign Reuse Recycle Process development Material development Product design No waste material

7 Industrial processes Waste B Product B Waste Product D A Product A C Waste D Product G Waste Product F Product C Product E Product F E F G Waste Waste Waste

8 Scaling up the Finnish industrial symbiosis know-how (Sitra, Kemi Digipolis, Kemi city, Lappi AMK)

9 The Arctic Industries ecosystem and Kemi-Tornio circular economy Bringing best learnings forward 3 Technical loops 4 years of systematic development has lead to a fullscale industrial symbiosis and circular economy between various industry sectors in Northern Finland. Now the key is to take the learnings and systematically bring the know-how to other industrial parks and facilities. How to make it happen? - Bring together cross-sectoral experts and project managers - Create operational models on symbiosis - Invite other clusters to open workshops to make sure the best techniques are put into practice - Facilitate discussion between private and public entities to tackle administrative bottlenecks A cluster optimizing resource and side-stream usage between different industry sectors: metal producers, pulp and paper mills, power plants and chemical industry 1,7 million tonnes of industrial by-products annually 8 % of Finland s exports Next up! Transform 14 potential cases in the region into circular economy parks

10 Eco industrial park and processes planning By-product B A c B b Product A By-product C Product B By-product D Product D C D d Product G a By-product A Product F Product C Product E Product F E F G e By-product E f By-product F g By-product G

11 Circular economy in education - the future talents (Sitra & various partners)

12 Circular economy teaching for all levels of education - Creating experts and change agents of tomorrow Advanced education system is one of Finland s strengths. We co-operate with all levels of education to ensure that circular economy thinking reaches as many Finns as possible Providing future experts with the tools they can use to build a sustainable future and new business. Examples of what we re doing: Creating inspirational courses, study modules and material on circular economy Explaining circular economy in an inspirational and understandable form, making students, as well as teachers, understand circularity in a holistic manner. All material and courses are linked to current syllabus. Making inspirational school visits Students to actively participate in advancing circular economy by interesting classes f.e. what possibilities does sharing economy have in the class or how can a student minimize consuming in everyday life. 5 Common action A total of reached students and reached teachers in all educational levels Co-operating with 11 universities, 14 universities of applied sciences, 12 vocational colleges and many other organizations Me &MyCity reached 76 % of all sixths graders and 26 % of ninth graders More about our education projects here! Including circular economy businesses in miniature city concept Circular economy models are build into learning environment Me & MyCity, which is rewarded as world s best educational innovation with annually students participating.

13 Engineering Transportation and logistics Forest Industry Mining Industry Processing Industry Construction Industry Marketing Electronics Industry Environmental legislation Environmental Policy Circular Economy Specialist Hybrid and composite material specialist Forestry Food Industry Business Chemical expert Chemistry Agriculture Communications Procurement Contract Law Education

14 What next? LIFE CYCLE OF THE MATERIAL PRODUCT DESIGN AND MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL PROCESS DEVELOPMENT HOW TO MAKE THE TRANSITION HOW THE SILOS HINDER TRANSITION TOWARDS CIRCULAR ECONOMY? NEW WAY TO THINK AND ACT SYSTEMIC THINKING PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CREATIVE MAKING INNOVATIVE ACTION MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT DESIGN

15 Global challenges local solutions Eco industrial parks Material development Product design OTHER AREAS Process development PROCESS INDUSTRY SOCIAL PERSPECTIVE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Circular Economy EDUCATION AND RESEARCH LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION Actors: private companies, countries etc. INDIVIDUAL Funding for enabling new solutions piloting Supportive legislative environment FOOD

16 Remember these - Market economy cannot be based on the (over)use of natural resources any longer. - Natural resources are limited. Use of these resources has to be sustainable. - The sustainable use of natural resources has to be the most profitable way to act. - Promote material cycles. - Life cycle thinking has to be integrated into material development and product design phases of the product. - All age groups, professions and education levels are needed. - Sustainability and Circular Economy are the new normal. YOU DECIDE! Every (day) decision matters!

17 Circular Economy as a New Normal The closure (including optimization) of resource cycles can only be achieved if all the chemical, physical, technical, economic, legal, administrative, environmental, and social issues are considered together in a systemic way

18 Time is NOW!

19 World Circular Economy Forum WCEF In June 2017 Sitra organized first WCEF in Helsinki, Finland This ground-breaking event presented The world s best circular economy solutions and gathered together the most recognized experts and decision makers in the field. 1,600 key people from more than 90 countries shared ideas on 5-7 June In 2018 we ll meet in Japan! The next WCEF will be held in Yokohama The Ministry of the Environment of Japan and Sitra are proud to host the second WCEF in Yokohama. Save the date and stay tuned:

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